Mountaineers Begin Bid For National Title After Layoff
West Virginia, ranked fourth with a 15-1 record, resumes play at Pitt after an 11 day break as VPI visits Dever to chase a ninth straight win. The AP top team Cincinnati Bradley and California loom as WVU seeks to stay ahead while Virginia Tech builds a strong road streak. Alabama ends skid with a late win. Oklahoma City drops another road game before Miami.
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Maroon turns tide at Scarborough in comeback win
Thornton academy beat Scarborough 69-45 after trailing 38-37 in the third quarter. Jim Lisica scored 13 of his 20 in the period as Thornton shifted to full court press with Johnny McNabb and Buster Strout pressuring the Indians. Jeff Griffith added 5 field goals in the final quarter while Ken Varney led Scarborough with 12 points. In a preliminary thriller, Thornton freshmen defeated Scarborough JV 63-61 in OT after a 55-55 regulation.
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Seagulls rally for 52 49 win over Wells Warriors
Old Orchard Beach Seagulls edge Wells Warriors 52 to 49 as Walter Hirst nets a late layup with 30 seconds left after Wells led briefly. Paul Bridges Stan Adams and Ray Goodale led scoring for the Seagulls, while Gene Beaumont's 15 points kept Wells close. Junior varsity also won 53-40.
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Tiger Lassies Rally To Beat Kennebunk Six
Biddeford High girls rally from a halftime deficit to beat Kennebunk 68 to 64 at Biddeford High Gym. Captain Karen Saucier scores 43, including 17 in the third quarter, with Beverly Dunton adding 21 rebounds and 21 points. Junior Varsity also triumphed in overtime over Kennebunk reserves.
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Thornton Lassies Rally Past Sanford 37 35 at Home
Thornton academy girls varsity edged Sanford 37 to 35 as Clarke 18 and Warren 16 led the scoring. Goodwin topped all players with 23 points while Sanford reserves beat Thornton seconds 36 12 in the preliminary.
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Hockey Results National Hockey League Tuesday
The Associated Press reports on NHL results and notes there were no games played Tuesday with a Wednesday schedule following.
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Cager Scores 135 Points In High School Showdown
Burnsville star Danny Heater erupted for 135 points as Burnsville defeated Widen 173 to 43 in a Tuesday game. Coach Jack Stalaker said the plan was to feed Heater for a potential record. He entered the game averaging 27 points per game.
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Rams Rally Past Traip Academy for York County League Win
Kennebunk High Rams upset Traip Academy 52 to 48 on home floor. A 4 point first period margin grew as the Rams held firm while Traip rallied late. Lee Cluff led with 21 points aided by two teammates and four Traip players scoring 10 each.
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Tigers Narrowly Fall At Rumford In Tight Derby
Biddeford Tigers suffer 55 53 setback to Rumford Panthers as Bob Watson fuels late rallies with steals and baskets. Don Provost leads Biddeford with 16 points, Paul Chenard adds 16 for Rumford, final score 55 53. Stephens Jayvees also win 56 32 in preliminary action.
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Detroit Plans Saco Baseball School Tigers to coach July event
Detroit Tigers will hold a summer baseball school in Saco on July 15 and 16 at Memorial Field. Scout Mises pushed for the event and Charlie Mistos, a Thorn ton Academy alum, will assist Detroit staff. The program aims to spotlight local high school and college prospects in Biddeford Saco and nearby towns. Mistos predicts Maine may soon see more players reach the majors.
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Morse High School Beats St Louis Eagles 68 to 41
Morse High School dominated height and pressure to defeat the St Louis Eagles 68 to 41 at Bath. Brian Legard led Morse with 23 points while Red Sevigny scored 14 for St Louis. Morse built a 20 point first period lead, stretched to 30-19 at halftime, and maintained control despite Eagles’ late second half surge.
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Bowdry Enters Boxing Match As Underdog
CHICAGO AP Henry Hank of Detroit a middleweight rising in light heavy ranks is an 8 5 underdog to Bowdry of St Louis in a 10 round Chicago Stadium bout telecast by ABC at 10 p m Hank 24 stopped Bowdry in the 10th last December a 1959 campaign that saw him reach No 5 middleweight by the National Boxing Association Bowdry 22 ranked No 8 in the light heavy division by the association on hand for the fight
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Basketball Scores from NBA Night
New York 123 St Louis 119 Detroit 121 Syracuse 114. New York meets Philadelphia at Boston while St Louis plays Boston. Minneapolis faces Cincinnati and Syracuse takes on Detroit.
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Saco Recreation Week Lights Up the Leaders
The Saco recreation program led by Bill Pawlikow ski, with Dick Murray and Harvey Lamontagne, hosts nightly activities from volleyball and golf to dancing and babys a variety of games for 7 to 9 p.m. at the Rec center. The program also features a basketball league at Thornton academy gym and Teen nights, with special Men’s Night tonight spotlighting golf and volleyball. A push to revive local hockey among youth with rink and community support is urged, plus skeet shooting dates for 1960 are set at Bath and Goodwins Mills. Down memory lane recalls Leo Bedard, a former boxer known as Young Bedard, who triumphed as an upset sub in Berlin, N.H.
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Willie Mays Signs Contract For Eighty Five Thousand
SAN FRANCISCO Willie Mays signed a contract for an estimated 85000 dollars, likely the league’s top salary in 1960. The center fielder joined the Giants in 1951 and moved to San Francisco in 1958, helped fill Seals Stadium with fans, and followed a season cut by injuries where his batting average fell from .347 to .315.
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Foul Shots Decide Pro Wins For Knicks And Pistons
The Knicks beat the St. Louis Hawks 123-119 behind 31 of 36 free throws as Detroit topped the Pistons 121-114 in the final minutes with five decisive free throws. St. Louis went 33 of 39 from the line, while Gene Line hit all 11 of his free throws in a key late surge.
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Fights Last Night By The Associated Press
The Associated Press report lists multiple boxing results from various cities. In Los Angeles Jim McCarter outpointed Duke Sabedong after ten rounds, in San Jose Luis Molina stopped Ray Copeland, while in McKeesport Johnny Morris outpointed Jimmy Beecham over twelve rounds.
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